Speech Analysis

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Humanities

Description

Summarizing a speech.

MLA style, 2 pages, double space.

Instructions:In a well-written essay, answer four of the questions. Make sure you identify the speaker, occasion, time, location, and purpose of the speech.:

  • Describe the credentials of the speaker.
  • Describe the audience and setting of the speech.
  • What assumptions are made and what assumptions are challenged?
  • What is the thesis statement of the speech?
  • What kinds of evidence are used to support the thesis statement?

Oprah Winfrey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMWFieBGR7c

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Oprah Winfrey Harvard 2013 Commencement Speech
Credentials of the speaker, audience and the setting of the speech
The speaker in the video is Oprah Winfrey, a successful television host, motivational
speaker and previous journalist who has made enormous changes through her movements. In the
video, she is delivering a speech to the Harvard class of 2013 graduates who are yet to
experience the real world and make changes. The purpose of the speech is, therefore, as she
asserts, to motivate the graduate and give the morale not to give up despite the many challenges
that they may encounter. Oprah gives some examples, both from herself and other people who
have become successful despite encount...


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